Husband and wife had walked quietly to the ballroom entrance, neither sound nor breath heard from either of them. Silent tears trailed down the woman’s face as she tried to contain the sniffles that attempted to escape her mouth. She knew that, if they escaped, they would annoy the male walking stiffly beside her. So, she tried to become as quiet as a mouse – had hopes to fade into the background as one too – but knew that it was going to be impossible once those doors had opened. After all, the evening was to celebrate her birthday.
“Are you okay, Princess?” One of the guards standing at the doors asked, breaking the silence that had settled upon the pair. Arabella nodded, quickly wiping the tears off her reddening cheeks before Alaric saw how upset she had gotten.
“Yes, thank you. Abs
